Edsurge

APRIL 12, 2019

Proponents of digital learning, as well as those committed to closing the nation's “homework gap,” rejoiced on Thursday when the U.S. students without home internet access, many of whom are now expected to use digital learning every day to access class materials and complete homework assignments. The same holds for U.S.

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eSchool News

MAY 6, 2016

Annual survey reveals digital resources such as game-based environments and online videos have experienced increased use in classrooms. Teachers’ use of game-based environments and online apps has doubled in the last six years, according to the annual Speak Up survey released on May 5.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2017

How about a video plan to help incorporate digital learning into your schools? This series of 50 short videos help schools and districts see how it looks to implement various parts of a personalized learning strategy into their systems. Personalized professional learning. These are: Collaborative leadership.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 12, 2024

This made clear the sheer need and readiness for offline-first edtech tools that address challenges in connectivity and access to quality digital learning materials in low-resource contexts.

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EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 20, 2019

The Learning Counsel, a leading education research institute and news media hub, announced this year’s National Digital Transition Survey Award winners at its 2019 National Gathering held in Dallas, TX. Four different categories of proficiency were celebrated in the National Digital Transition Survey Awards.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 3, 2019

Rather than viewing them as fun bonuses to formal learning, DMTT-focused OST programs should be seen for what they are: underutilized opportunities to close the Digital Learning Gap and equip students with the necessary skills to function in the digital age.

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

The key is to learn what works best for each of them. From there, you can marshal the vast potential of technology to create an online learning environment and digital learning content precisely tailored to each student’s needs and interests. Use customization and gamification.

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Social Media Gamification Learning E-rate 195

Edsurge

MARCH 20, 2020

A separate Pew Research Center survey found that 17 percent of adults access the internet exclusively through smartphones. That can make it tough to move to a digital workflow even when classes are meeting as scheduled. Most of those are in households that make less than $50,000 a year, and many live in rural areas.

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Edsurge

JULY 23, 2021

Even though the cost of delivering online courses was then far less than on campus, we worried that if colleges set a lower price for remote instruction, students and their families might get the wrong impression, with lower prices signaling that digital learning was less valuable.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 23, 2019

From classes on Microsoft Office basics to services on civic engagement and employment, libraries and other social service programs play a pivotal role in reducing the Digital Learning Gap. In order to serve the communities in need of digitally inclusive programming, understand your audience.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

Based on a survey of families with children ages 3 to 13 and with incomes below the national median of $75,000, the report determined that, in 2021, 1 in 7 children do not have broadband internet at home, leaving them either unconnected or with poor quality connections. Shawn Lambert, Brunswick School Department.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

Yet there’s a bit of a dilemma when looking deeper into how adult education sites purchase digital learning tools. Hollier is currently leading a team on a re-design of Digital Learn, an app that teaches digital literacy, for the Chicago Public Library (CPL). Collaboration Leads to Better Programs, Too.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 1, 2020

A survey of schools and libraries done by the FCC in 2010 found that 80% reported that broadband services did not “fully meet their current needs.” We are now largely past the hard work of putting the infrastructure in place to enable access to digital learning tools. Today, 99% of U.S.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

Yet there’s a bit of a dilemma when looking deeper into how adult education sites purchase digital learning tools. ” Hollier is currently leading a team on a re-design of Digital Learn, an app that teaches digital literacy, for the Chicago Public Library (CPL).

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Digital Learning Survey Accessibility Libraries 120

Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Still, it can be even harder for students at private schools like Seattle Pacific where, Hoffman says, the library doesn’t purchase course textbooks to keep on reserve. Faculty and libraries at Brigham Young University are also experimenting with open educational resources.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Nearly half of librarians in a recent survey said their libraries do not advocate for information literacy as much as they should. But despite those resources, librarians reported frustration with the extent to which their libraries support patrons’ information literacy skills.

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Bryan Alexander

JANUARY 14, 2022

the last Campus Computer Survey ; EDUCAUSE Top 10 IT Issues. develop a strategy for tracking ed tech digitally. Open Textbook Library. Open textbook: Ethical Use of Technology in Digital Learning Environments: Graduate Student Perspectives. February 3, 2022 – Learning spaces and open, part 2.

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Edsurge

APRIL 17, 2018

Alex’s excitement was palpable as this was the first computer to ever enter his home: He was now participating in digital learning and exploration, and he appeared as enthusiastic as anyone. We are working closely to gather data on teaching and learning at these schools in order to inform future adoptions.

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Accessibility Libraries Digital Citizenship Survey 73

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 23, 2019

The nonprofit launched in 2012, and when it explored school connectivity data the following year, it found that just 30 percent of school districts had sufficient bandwidth to support digital learning, or 100 kbps per student. EducationSuperHighway wanted 99 percent of students to have that level of bandwidth by 2020.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated a sudden shift towards online learning not leaving teachers and students enough time to adapt to the new platform and technology. Create learning resources: Teachers can use digital learning tools to create customized learning experiences for their students.

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Technology eBook Gamification Classroom 52

EdNews Daily

MAY 14, 2019

Other relatives the same, sometimes from huge dictionaries that weighed more than I did, left out open-on-the-spine to the last word looked up by someone in the middle of the house library table. Last, survey for smartphone access. This is wholly wrong because nearly all words have multiple definitions, some that are entirely nuanced.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 23, 2020

More than 75 percent said they don’t think they’re receiving a quality learning experience , according to a survey of nearly 1,300 students by the online exam-prep provider OneClass. More than 75 percent of students don’t think they’re getting a quality learning experience this semester. “But Illustration by Shonagh Rae.

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Tools Coursera Course Survey 123

Edsurge

JANUARY 29, 2020

In a recent survey of 600 K-12 teachers, conducted by the U.S. Participants are currently learning how to evaluate software privacy policies and make an informed decision about whether it’s right for their school. It’s not just Kolb’s observations. Teachers themselves report a lack of confidence using technology tools in the classroom.

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edWeb.net

MAY 7, 2021

Even though many had been using technology in the classroom, they were not ready for the full-on virtual digital learning environment COVID demanded. Over time, the need to quickly adapt led to heightened online student engagement, according to a CatchOn survey of 47 school districts from January 2020 to January 2021.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2019

Digital-only textbooks accounted for 29 percent, while digital-and-print bundles accounted for 26 percent. But while the tide may be tipping in digital’s favor, it may be premature to say that the print textbook is obsolete.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 30, 2018

DIT investigates what it will take to integrate that digital resource into the existing system. They also send a technical survey to the vendor, many times followed by a call or meeting to review more details of that resource. Mark has presented at ISTE, SXSWEdu, FETC, CUE, and AASL.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The best digital tools for the classroom are the ones that provide an easy interface, facilitate collaborations, simplify communication between students and teachers, offer quick analytics for administrators, and are cost-efficient. Best Digital Learning Tools for Future-Ready Classrooms. Digital Publishing / July 3, 2018.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

All conversations start with why: Get all constituents involved from the beginning—even students and teachers—as to how the schools might adopt digital learning. Administrators need to have a detailed home survey for every student to understand how to serve them. Get them all to agree to the why before moving on to the what.

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eSchool News

APRIL 7, 2016

This kind of connectivity is necessary, the authors note, to help connect students to high-quality digital learning opportunities. It also highlights state leaders who have helped their states put these digital learning opportunities directly in front of teachers and students. State leadership for infrastructure.

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Graphite Blog

APRIL 18, 2019

What surprised me was that the students didn't focus on the lack of hardware (one working printer for over 1,000 students) or lack of high-speed networks (having to sit in a dark parking lot to use the public library's internet). Here are four simple things you can do right now to bring more digital equity to your classroom: 1.

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Fractus Learning

MARCH 29, 2022

Typeform is an intuitive online quiz maker for teachers; you don’t need coding to create fun quizzes and quick surveys. Typeform features various applications to make learning and gathering data fun. Teachers will use all of them to create quizzes: the quiz maker, survey maker, form builder, poll maker, and test maker.

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Gamification Software Assessment Report 64

Education Superhighway

JULY 31, 2020

With the possibility of remote learning returning this fall, the City of Chicago, Chicago Public Schools (CPS), the philanthropic community, and leading Internet Service Providers (ISPs) recognized a historic opportunity to eliminate broadband accessibility as a barrier to digital learning. Customer satisfaction surveys.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2017

To get a glimpse into what the next 12 months will hold for everything from professional development to digital learning, and from communication to virtual reality, 15 ed tech luminaries looked back on 2016 edtech trends to help predict what’s in store for 2017. Duke University ran a widely read lecture capture survey.

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Education Superhighway

MARCH 19, 2019

Utilizing the combined power of several anchor institutions, the Nevada Connect Kids Initiative has been instrumental in upgrading K-12 schools so that students can take advantage of digital learning in the classroom. We start by gathering data and creating surveys for both residential and commercial so a business case is documented.

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Broadband E-rate Social Media Survey 40

eSchool News

JUNE 22, 2016

Avatar-based learning in the classroom not only helps students become more engaged, but speaks to a larger shift in how students consume technology while learning. Voki also offers an ever growing library of Common Core-aligned lessons – reimagined as Voki presentations. and around the world.

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Common Core Game-Based Learning Social Media Survey 52

Digital Promise

DECEMBER 14, 2016

So before any products are delivered, Apple Project Engineers conduct a full survey of the school’s existing wireless infrastructure and help install or upgrade a network. The VILS initiative provides the tools and learning opportunities to help students become creative, innovative problem solvers. Safari Books.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

And depending on their background and experience, not everyone is supportive of tech-infused learning. In addition, they also invited parents to school to see the tech in action, and others have community walk-throughs that let a broader audience experience the tech-supported learning.

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